Eye-protective alarm

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6384730
  • Patent Number
    6,384,730
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, July 10, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 7, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Wu; Daniel J.
    Agents
    • Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
Abstract
Eye-protective alarm. When a user reads, writes or keys with a computer, the photosensitive resistor of the alarm can sense the illumination of the environment and detect insufficient safe visual distance and even detect too long working time and in time emit a warning music to inform the user of these situations. The eye-protective alarm includes a circuit structure including a system processor, illumination sensor, weak current detector, time controller, alarm informing circuit, light indicator module and several switches which are serially connected. The circuit structure via wires is connected to a cell box, an AC power socket and a distance sensor. The photosensitive resistor detects whether the illumination of the environment, safe visual distance and working time meet the preset standard values. If not, the system controller triggers the light indicator module and the alarm informing circuit to play the warning music so as to remind the user to improve these situations.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention is related to an eye-protective alarm which is able to detect various kinds of situations harmful to eyes and emit different warning music so as to remind the user to improve these situations.




Sufficient illumination is important to people in reading or writing, especially to children. Also, a correct sitting attitude and watching time are important in protection of eyes. However, at present, there is no product capable of reminding a user to pay attention to these situations.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide an eye-protective alarm. When a user reads, writes or keys with a computer, the photosensitive resistor of the alarm can sense the illumination of the environment and detect insufficient safe visual distance and even detect too long working time and in time emit a warning music to inform the user of these situations and remind the user to improve these situations.




The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective exploded view of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective assembled view of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a sectional view of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a block diagram of the present invention; and





FIG. 5

shows the application of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION, OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




Please refer to FIG.


1


. The eye-protective alarm of the present invention includes a main frame


10


and a distance sensor


20


.




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


3


, the main frame


10


is composed of a base seat


11


and an upper cover


12


which can have various patterns and mated with each other. A circuit structure


13


is inlaid between the base seat


11


and the upper cover


12


. The center of the base seat


11


is formed with a rectangular recessed receptacle


111


in which a cell is disposed. Several locating posts


112


are arranged around the receptacle


111


. One side of the base seat


11


is formed with a cavity


113


in which an AC power socket


15


is inlaid. A notch


114


is formed beside the cavity


113


for embedding therein a wire. The receptacle


111


is covered by a cover body


115


. The upper cover


12


is designed with a certain pattern. The inner face of the upper cover


12


is formed with multiple projecting posts


121


at which the circuit structure


13


is located by screws. The center of the inner face is provided with a group of thread posts


122


and through holes


123


for connecting with a light indicator module


136


. In addition, the periphery of the upper cover


12


is formed with multiple connecting posts


124


corresponding to the locating posts


112


. Screws are screwed into the connecting posts and locating posts to firmly integrally connect the base seat


11


and the upper cover


12


.




Referring to

FIGS. 1 and 4

, the circuit structure


13


includes a system processor


131


, a photosensitive resistor


132


, a weak current detector


133


, time controller


134


, alarm informing circuit


135


and light indicator module


136


which are serially connected. The circuit structure


13


via wires are connected to the cell


14


and AC power socket


15


. The system processor


131


serves as a major controlling unit basically set with standard illumination value (about 330 ), safety distance value 50 cm, best working time value, etc. the photosensitive resistor


132


serves to sense the illumination of the environment and transmit the data to the system processor


131


. The weak current detector


133


serves to detect the insufficiency of the power of the cell


14


and transmit the data back to the system processor


131


. The time controller


134


can automatically set the working time of different stages. The alarm informing circuit


135


includes software IC capable of emitting several kinds of warning music, wave filter, oscillator and buzzer. The warning music includes music of insufficient distance, music of rest time and music of end of rest. The light indicator module


136


totally includes four light emitting diodes


137


with different colors to respectively indicate activation, distance detection, illumination sensing and time. The circuit structure


13


is further provided with four switches


16


respectively for powering on/off the circuit, detecting illumination, detecting safe distance and detecting time.




The distance sensor


20


via a wire is connected with the circuit structure


13


. The distance sensor


20


has a movable seat


21


which can be freely turned. The back face of the movable seat


21


is provided with adhesive tape for fixing the distance sensor


20


at a desired position.




In use of the above structure, as shown in

FIG. 5

, the main frame


10


is placed on a desktop and the distance sensor


20


is fixed on an edge of the desktop facing a user. The distance sensor


20


is upward aimed at the chin of the user by a distance which is the standard distance of a right sitting attitude. The wire is tidily located by wire buckles. Accordingly, when the user sits in front of the desk and reads or write, in the case that the environment has insufficient illumination, the photosensitive resistor


132


will sense the situation and transmit the information back to the system processor


131


which makes the alarm informing circuit


135


trigger the software IC to execute playing of the warning music through the buzzer for reminding the user of insufficient illumination of the environment. In the case that the user has an incorrect sitting attitude and the distance of straight sight between the eyes and the object is changed (exceeding preset standard distance), the distance sensor


20


will react in time and transmit the detected data back to the system processor


131


. Also, the alarm informing circuit


135


trigger the software IC to play the music of insufficient distance to inform the user of incorrect sitting attitude which resulting in insufficient visual distance and remind the user to immediately improve such situation. Furthermore, when the user continuously sits in front of the desk and once the working time of stage preset in the time controller


134


is up, the data are immediately transmitted back to the system controller


131


to trigger the alarm informing circuit


135


to play the warning music of rest time so as to remind the user to stand up and take a rest. After the alarm again emits the warning music of the end of the rest, the user can go back to the desk for further working.




A 9V cell


14


can be installed in the receptacle


111


of the base seat


10


to internally supply DC power. Alternatively, via the AC power socket


15


, the circuit structure


13


can be connected to external domestic AC power supply. In the case of the DC power of the cell


14


, once the power is insufficient, the weak current detector


133


will sense this situation and the system processor


131


will trigger the alarm informing circuit


135


to play the warning music for reminding the user.




The eye-protective alarm of the present invention can in time emit different warning music with respect to insufficient visual distance, insufficient illumination and too long working time to remind a user to improve such situations. Accordingly, the eye-protective alarm of the present invention helps a user, especially a child to have a correct sitting attitude and protects the eyes of the user.




The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, not intended to limit the scope thereof. Many modifications of the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. Eye-protective alarm comprising:a main frame composed of a base seat and an upper cover which have various patterns and mated with each other, a circuit structure being disposed in the base seat, including a system processor, a photosensitive resistor, a weak current detector, time controller, alarm informing circuit and light indicator module which are serially connected, the circuit structure via wires being connected to a cell box and AC power socket the system processor serving as a major controlling unit for setting standard illumination value, safety distance value and best working time value, the photosensitive resistor serving to sense the illumination of the environment and transmit the data to the system processor, the weak current detector serving to detect the insufficiency of the power of the cell and transmit the data back to the system processor, the time controller automatically setting the working time of different stages, the alarm informing circuit including software IC capable of emitting several kinds of warning music, wave filter, oscillator and buzzer, the light indicator module totally including four light emitting diodes with different colors to respectively indicate activation, distance detection, illumination sensing and time, the circuit structure being further provided with four switches respectively for powering on/off the circuit, detecting illumination, detecting safe distance and detecting time; and a distance sensor via a wire connected with the circuit structure, the distance sensor having a movable seat which can be freely turned, the back face of the movable seat being provided with adhesive tape.
  • 2. Eye-protective alarm as claimed in claim 1, wherein a 9V cell can be installed in the cell box of the circuit structure to internally supply DC power or via the AC power socket, the circuit structure can be connected to external domestic AC power supply.
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Number Name Date Kind
4835614 Ryu May 1989 A
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